Cherokee County, Georgia

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Cherokee County, Georgia is a fast-growing suburban county in the northwestern part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, known for its mix of residential communities, historic towns, and access to outdoor recreation in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf county in Georgia
county in the United States
areaCode 404
470
678
770
borderedBy Bartow County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Cobb County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Dawson County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Forsyth County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Fulton County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Gordon County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Pickens County, Georgia NERFINISHED
characteristic fast-growing suburban county
contains Blankets Creek NERFINISHED
Cherokee County Regional Airport
Lake Allatoona
Olde Rope Mill Park
Reinhardt University
country United States
countySeat Canton, Georgia
crossedByRiver Etowah River
Little River NERFINISHED
establishedIn 1831
FIPSCode 13-057
formedFrom Cherokee lands
GNISID 0318453
governmentType county government
hasCity Ball Ground, Georgia
Canton, Georgia
Holly Springs, Georgia
Waleska, Georgia
Woodstock, Georgia
hasUnincorporatedCommunity Free Home, Georgia
Hickory Flat, Georgia
Lebanon, Georgia
Macedonia, Georgia
Union Hill, Georgia
knownFor historic towns
outdoor recreation opportunities
residential communities
largestCity Woodstock, Georgia
locatedIn Atlanta metropolitan area
locatedInRegion North Georgia
foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains
majorHighway Georgia State Route 140
Georgia State Route 20
Georgia State Route 400
Interstate 575 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 411 NERFINISHED
namedAfter Cherokee people
partOf Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area
partOfRegion Appalachian foothills
schoolDistrict Cherokee County School District
seatType county seat
state Georgia
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Fulton County, Georgia
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